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they ai)poiired in apin-eciable numbers. The hiro;e.st esrapeincnt for 

 any one day was on August 3, when 24,277 red sahnon were tallied. 

 At the close of Auaust 25, when counting was discontinued, the total 

 escapement was 219,881 red sahnon, 1,7(58 chiuns, 451 pinks, 25 kings, 

 and 1 coho. As this weir is 5 miles from the mouth of the river the 

 number of salmon tallied, other than reds, is but small as ccmipared 

 with those that spawn between the weir and the beach. Tcander 

 Olson carried on tlie counting operations under the direction of Capt. 

 J. J. O'Donnell. 



UGASHIK RIVER 



The weir in Ugashik River was in the same location as in previous 

 years. Counting began on July 8 and w'as continued through August 

 11, wdien 600,648 reel salnn)n had passed upstream. The record count 

 for any one day w-as 71,409, on July 15. In addition to the red sal- 

 mon, 1.210 chums, 118 cohos, 112 pinks, and 24 kings were tallied 

 through the weir. Operations here were in charge of Henry Mc- 

 Fadden under the supervision of Agent Dennis Winn. 



EGEGIK RIVER 



A new weir of the usual tripod and picket type was erected in 

 Egegik River, the material having been assembled in the i^revious 

 season and transported to the site, which is about 24 miles upstream, 

 near the foot of the rapids, wdiere the river is 790 feet wade. While 

 the construction was going on the greatest depth of water was 5^ 

 feet, but later in the season it w^as approximateh^ 3 feet higher. The 

 weir was completed on June 23, and a camp for the weir crew w^as 

 also established. The run began to pass through the counting gates 

 on June 26 and reached its peak on July 18, when 278,225 red salmon 

 were tallied for the da3\ Counting was continued through August 

 9, at which time the total escapement w^as 2,033,102 red salmon, 522 

 chums, and 103 kings. William E. Sullivan was in charge of the 

 weir, under the direction of Agent Dennis Winn. 



NAKNEK RI\TER 



The Naknek River weir Avas in place and ready for operation sev- 

 eral days before the first salmon passed upstream on June 23. By 

 the end of June more than 100,000 had been tallied, and the run con- 

 tinued in good numbers throughout the following month, reaching 

 its peak July 13, on which date 308.675 red salmon passed through 

 the weir. Counting was continued through August 10, when the 

 total escai)ement consisted of 1,457,301 red sahnon, 1.869 kings. 102 

 cohos, 210 chums, and 396 pinks. Adrian Youngsman had charge of 

 the weir operations under the supervision of Agent Dennis Winn. 



KVICHAK RIVER 



The operation of a weir in Kvichak River at a new site about 60 

 miles above Koggiung proved highly successful. Here two islands, 

 each approximately one-half mile long, divide the river into three 

 channels. An electric screen, 660 feet in length and similar to that 

 used in the Kvichak weir in 1930, was constructed across the middle 

 channel at the lower ends of the islands, diverting the salmon runs 



